Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 31
घंटाकर्ण त्वमागच्छ महोदर महामते । काशीं यातं युवां तूर्णं ज्ञातुं तत्रत्य चेष्टितम्
ghaṃṭākarṇa tvamāgaccha mahodara mahāmate | kāśīṃ yātaṃ yuvāṃ tūrṇaṃ jñātuṃ tatratya ceṣṭitam
प्रभु म्हणाले—“हे घंटाकर्ण, ये; हे महामते महोदर, तुम्ही दोघे त्वरित काशीला जा आणि तेथील घडामोडी जाणून या।”
Sarvajñanātha (Śiva) speaking within Skanda’s narration (deduced from prior verse)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Śiva issues a direct command naming Ghaṃṭākarṇa and Mahodara, gesturing toward Kāśī; the gaṇas stand ready, dynamic posture suggesting immediate departure.
FAQs
Kāśī is portrayed as a divinely supervised realm where Śiva’s attendants are dispatched to witness and uphold sacred order.
Kāśī as the destination, setting up the later establishment of Ghaṃṭākarṇeśvara.
None; it is a command initiating a sacred journey.